All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 15, Issue 4 – Page 5
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News briefsArchroma offers new metal-free black and dark blue dyeing solutions for polyamide
Source: Archroma Archroma launches long-awaited metal-free* and halogen-free* Nylosan® S navy and black colors for sportswear Swiss specialty chemicals provider Archroma, based in Pratteln, has added two new metal-free and acid-free acid dyes into its Nylosan S range. Nylosan Navy S-3R and Black S-3N were specially developed ...
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News briefsRumpl with new executive hires
U.S.-based technical outdoor blanket brand Rumpl has named Ellyn Craven vice president of finance and David Visnack vice president of product and marketing. These new additions round out Rumpl’s leadership team as the brand enters an important phase of growth, the brand said in a press release. Craven brings more ...
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News briefsFirst physical Taipei Cycle Show since 2019 a success
The organizers of the Taipei Cycle Show report more than 13,500 visitors at the 2022 Taipei Cycle Show, which took place March 16-19 and returned to its traditional format for the first time since 2019. A total of 630 companies exhibited at the show (2019: 1,100 exhibitors; 19,661 trade visitors). ...
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News briefsChina Cotton Association introduces standard for sustainable cotton production
The China Cotton Association (CCA) has issued standards for sustainable cotton production that will be officially introduced from April 1, 2022. The new standard and certification system is presented as part of the China Cotton Sustainable Development Program (CCSD), which was developed following criticism over the suspected use of forced ...
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News briefsZorali reaches its crowdfunding goal in a few hours
Australian outdoor brand Zorali reached 91 percent of its minimum A$300,000 target in just three hours on March 16, the opening day of its crowdfunding campaign on Birchal, thanks to 204 investors. By March 21, the brand had raised a total of more than A$641,200 with nearly 500 people investing. ...
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News briefsMAAP opens European base in London
MAAP, the Melbourne-based cycling apparel brand, has opened its first London office. The opening follows the launch of its U.K. webstore and warehouse in December. The new office will also serve as the brand’s base for its European marketing and sales staff. MAAP Instagram
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ArticleIndustry spotlight: New target groups, supply chain challenges and retailer relationship in focus
25 brands presented their new products at the Sport & Outdoor Media Day in Munich. The event organized by Mandel PR in the ”Kohlebunker” near the MOC (Munich Order Center) was one of the first major industry gatherings in Germany since the start of the Covid crisis. We took the ...
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News briefsMerrell appoints Chief Merchant Officer
Source: Merrell Sumi Scott, Chief Merchant Officer Merrell Merrell has announced the appointment of industry veteran Sumi Scott as the brand’s chief merchant officer. With nearly 20 years of experience in product development and retail merchandising, Scott will drive the development of Merrell’s global growth strategies while ...
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News briefsAdidas Terrex and The Renewal Workshop present Nothing Left Behind collection
Adidas Terrex has partnered with The Renewal Workshop (TRW) to launch its new sustainability-focused concept collection called Nothing Left Behind. TRW was founded in 2015 with the goal of improving linear manufacturing processes. Since then, TRW’s sustainability-focused approach has made it a renowned provider of closed-loop solutions for brands across ...
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News briefsOIA opens entry phase for 2022 UK Outdoor Industry Awards
Returning on the stage as a live display at the Outdoor Trade Show, held in Liverpool in June 2022, the UK Outdoor Industry Awards will spotlight the most innovative products of the years in different categories. The products applied to the competition that is organized by the Outdoor Industry Association ...
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News briefs1% for the Planet launches new Planet Impact Fund in its 20th anniversary year
In the year of its 20th anniversary, 1% for the Planet draws a positive balance of both the number of members and the donations collected. Initiated in 2002 by Patagonia’s Yvon Chouinard together with Craig Mathews, founder of Blue Ribbon Flies, the organization’s global network now consists of more than ...
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Camber Outdoors seeks new CEO
Colorado-based nonprofit Camber Outdoors announced that its co-CEOs Emily Newman and Renita Smith will step down on April 1. Newman and Smith have served since 2019 and 2021, respectively, for the organization, which was founded in 1996 and works to advance workplace inclusion, equity and diversity in the U.S. outdoor ...
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News briefsOIA appoints new chairman
The British Outdoor Industries Association (OIA) announced that Robert Brigham’s time as OIA chairman has come to an end after serving an extra year than anticipated due to the challenges posed by the pandemic. At a recent meeting, the OIA board of directors voted unanimously to invite current OIA director ...
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News briefsLifestraw helps with safe water for Ukraine
Since the outbreak of the war, more than two million people have fled Ukraine, most of them women and children, and up to four million more are expected within a few more weeks. In Ukraine itself, the destruction of the war has severely affected drinking water supplies, among other things, ...
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Short stops
Short Stops Week 12, 2022
PRODUCT & MARKETING +++ Lowa has expanded its team of ambassadors in the U.S. with the addition of hiker Alexandra Garcia, a Puerto Rican-born Latinx partnerships coordinator at the Appalachian Trail Conservancy and founding member of the AWE Summit Scholarship Foundation +++ Wanda, a Norwegian logistics platform startup that recently ...
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Five winners to share Microfiber Innovation Challenge prize
Five projects aiming to prevent the impacts of microplastic pollution will share $525,000 as part of the Microfiber Innovation Challenge, run by Conservation X Labs. The winners are: Tandem Repeat Technologies (Philadelphia, USA); Mango Materials (San Francisco, California, USA); Natural Fiber Welding (Peoria, Illinois, USA) ; Pangaia x MTIX Microfiber ...
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Angling Direct’s new distribution hub in the Netherlands opens for business
Angling Direct, the British omnichannel fishing tackle and equipment retailer, has announced that its new European distribution center is now fully operational. The 3,940-square meter facility, located in Venlo, in the southeast of the Netherlands, is already dispatching to customers across the European Union. In addition to boosting the company’s ...
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News briefsRaccoon buys U.S. B2C event from SIA
Raccoon Events, the British company behind the National Running Show and the National Outdoor Expo in the U.K., has acquired the Snowbound Festival from Snowsports Industries America (SIA). Raccoon and SIA announced that they would form a long-term partnership in conjunction with the Snowbound B2C event. The partnership aims to ...
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ArticleWorst Covid-19 outbreak in China since Wuhan threatens supply chains
Even before the initial problems caused by the pandemic could be solved, the war in Ukraine created new ones. And now, despite all precautions, the Omicron BA mutant of Covid-19 is spreading rapidly in China. The epicenter of infection was the northeastern province of Jilin, on the ...
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News briefsFormer Dyson COO is Specialized Bicycles’ new CEO
Source: Specialized Scott Maguire, Specialized’s new CEO California-based mountain bike brand Specialized Bicycle Components Inc. has appointed industry newcomer Scott Maguire as the company’s new CEO. Forty-eight years after he started the company, founder and CEO Mike Sinyard is calling himself “chief rider advocate.“ As a visionary ...
